“Our training schedule is on weekends, mainly divided into skill training and wilderness combat drills.”
“As for subsidies, there will be one elemental gem available for selection every month, and one ite will be provided every three months. If not needed, it can be exchanged for other items of equal value. Additionally, some skill manuals can also be obtained through the Trainer Association.”
The subsidies were incredibly generous. Lin Fan was a bit surprised. A single elemental gem each month was already a huge expenditure, and he hadn't expected an ite, which was much more expensive than an elemental gem, to be provided every three months.
However, compared to Lin Fan's focus on subsidies, Li Hongbo and Li Hongzhe, the two brothers, widened their eyes and wailed, “Damn make-up class, don’t think I don’t recognize you just because you changed your name!”
Lin Fan and Su Ling couldn't help but chuckle. These two brothers were quite interesting.
Jiang Zhe also looked at the two with a slight smile, shook his head, and took out his phone: “Let’s add each other as friends. I’ll create a group for easy announcements and management.”
Li Hongbo blinked: “Teacher, we are students. How can students carry phones?”
Li Hongzhe, who was about to take out his phone from his pocket, froze, quickly put his hand down, and said foolishly to Jiang Zhe: “Yeah, yeah, Teacher, I really didn’t bring my phone.”
Jiang Zhe, both annoyed and amused, tapped both of their heads: “Alright, Mr. Li already told me that you two never go a day without your phones. I can understand if Lin Fan and Su Ling didn’t bring theirs, but don’t you two pretend.”
The two covered their heads, muttering unhappily, while taking out their phones and obediently scanning the QR code to add Jiang Zhe’s Piplup account: “That old man always sells us out. When we go back, we’ll replace all his tea leaves.”
Jiang Zhe was speechless, his gaze sweeping over Lin Fan and Su Ling: “You two…?”
Lin Fan quickly shook his head: “I really didn’t bring it.”
Su Ling blinked, gave Lin Fan a mischievous smile, and likewise pulled out a phone from her pocket, scanning the code to add Jiang Zhe’s contact information.
So, he was the only one who didn’t bring one!
Lin Fan covered his face, feeling a bit helpless and amused.
“I’ll add you to the group when we get back,” Su Ling whispered, shaking her pink-cased phone and showing Lin Fan the group chat, “Seed Project.”
Jiang Zhe looked at his phone, put it away, and smiled: “Then let’s leave it at that for now. See you next weekend. Oh, and you can also think about what skills you want to learn during this time. If I know them, I can teach them to you directly, no need to report up and find other resources.”
After speaking, Jiang Zhe was the first to leave the meeting room, leaving the others looking at each other.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent, and a serious expression appeared on Li Hongzhe’s chubby face: “There’s an unwritten rule among Trainers…”
Li Hongbo continued his sentence: “The moment two Trainers lock eyes…”
The two spoke in unison: “That’s the signal for a Pokémon battle! Lin Fan, Su Ling, let’s battle!”
Lin Fan and Su Ling exchanged glances.
Want to battle? Couldn't be more eager.
However, a moment later, Lin Fan’s expression became a bit helpless, and he looked at the two opposite him with a wry smile. Su Ling, who was watching from the side, was laughing so hard she was bent over. Although there seemed to be a suspicion of being underestimated, she didn't care at all. Instead, she waved mischievously at Lin Fan: “Go for it! Even if it’s a two-on-one, I believe you can do it!”
Easy for you to say, why don't you try?
Lin Fan rolled his eyes irritably, shaking his head speechlessly.
But… a two-on-one might not be impossible.
A hint of seriousness gradually welled up in his heart. Lin Fan focused his gaze on the Pokémon in front of Li Hongbo and Li Hongzhe.
Elekid, Magby.
“It’s these two, as expected of rich people,” Lin Fan muttered.
These two Pokémon are very special, mainly in their evolution methods.
To evolve into their final forms, they need an item called an “electirizer.” Elekid needs an electirizer to evolve into Electivire, and Magby needs a Magmarizer to evolve into Magmortar.
Both of these items are quite expensive; only wealthy families can afford them.
However, correspondingly, Electivire and Magmortar are very powerful Pokémon. With proper training, becoming professional-level Pokémon is not a problem.
“Fan Ge, don’t blame us for being dishonorable. The truth is, we know we can’t beat you one-on-one; we’d just get abused. A two-on-one, however, could be a back-and-forth battle.”
Li Hongbo waved at Lin Fan. Perhaps because he was a bit embarrassed, his address changed to Fan Ge.
“It’s fine, it’s just a spar anyway,” Lin Fan smiled, very amiable, but the Beedrill in front of him was rubbing its hands together, looking at the two brothers with ill intent.
Did they think they could beat it two-on-one? How naive.
Su Ling acted as a referee for once, waving her hand to announce the start of the battle.
“Elekid, Charge!”
“Magby, Smokescreen!”
Faint electric light emanated from Elekid, and Magby spewed smoke to obscure Beedrill’s vision. Although it was a two-on-one, the two were still very cautious and did not rush to attack.
“Agility.” Since they didn't rush to attack, Lin Fan wasn't in a hurry either, choosing to let Beedrill power up once first.
The two brothers exchanged glances and, with a telepathic understanding, spoke together: “Elekid / Magby, Follow Me / Flame Wheel!”
Elekid actively walked out of the smokescreen, provocatively looking at Beedrill to attract its attention. Driven by a special energy, Beedrill became somewhat agitated and charged towards Elekid without hesitation.
“Elekid attracts attention, the hidden Magby takes the opportunity to attack, and then the Charged Elekid follows up with the next attack?” Lin Fan smiled, already understanding their strategy.
Unfortunately, if they had just attended Zhang Rou’s class and heard her teaching, they definitely wouldn’t have chosen this tactic.
How dare two Pokémon with very weak physical defense get close to Beedrill? Did they think Flame Wheel could pose enough of a threat to Beedrill?
“Counter Shield!”
Upon hearing Lin Fan’s voice, Beedrill continued to Charge towards Elekid, but its body instinctively began to spin, spitting out faint purple Silk Thread. The strong wind directly dispersed the smokescreen, revealing the poised Magby within.
Although the flames covering the latter easily ignited the Silk Thread, the strong wind generated by the high-speed rotation and the powerful whip-like force made it impossible for Magby to approach Beedrill. It could only watch helplessly as Beedrill stabbed the Elekid, which was still maintaining “Follow Me.”
Bang—
Elekid flew backward. Not skilled in defense, it was completely unable to withstand the attack from Beedrill, which excelled in offense. Although Beedrill held back and didn't hit a vital spot, it still hit Elekid hard.
“Stop, stop, we surrender!”
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Li Hongbo unhesitatingly raised his hand and surrendered on the spot.
Su Ling was surprised: “So decisive?”
“That’s called a wise man submits to circumstances!”
Lin Fan smiled and recalled Beedrill.
If Counter Shield couldn't block Zhang Rou's Ampharos's Discharge, could it not block Magby's Flame Wheel?
“That’s a good tactic. If it were before, I might have just had Beedrill rely on its speed and reaction to forcibly dodge Magby’s Flame Wheel, or endure the hit and knock out Elekid first. Compared to that, using Counter Shield to force the opponent back is much more brilliant.”
Lin Fan murmured. Indeed, having an excellent teacher with teaching experience is very important. Sometimes, his thinking wouldn't shift quickly enough, and the choices he made in battle weren't the optimal solutions.
“There’s still a long way to go,” Lin Fan sighed, and Su Ling, beside him, nodded in agreement: “Yes, it’s indeed a long way, after all, someone has to write a speech when he goes back today.”
Lin Fan: “…”
What a sin! Can he withdraw from being Champion?